Petroleum minister takes on colleague, Jet Airways

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Petroleum minister Murli Deora Thursday lambasted his counterpart in the aviation ministry for saying he was not helping the airlines industry, and then Jet airways for laying off hundreds of employees.“I am disappointed and hurt by Praful’s comment,” Deora told reporters, referring to aviation minister Praful Patel’s comment that he was disappointed with the “finance minister and petroleum minister for not helping the aviation industry”.

Deora said he had always instructed oil marketing companies to find ways to help the aviation industry, adding: “When I came to know about the letter from the oil companies (cutting back on extended credit to airlines), I told the oil companies that we must find a way to give them credit”.